Part 2, Episode 228.
[It is a power that cannot be handled with the current level.]
[Due to severe side effects, the mana circuit becomes tangled.]
[The Demon King’s mana circuit blocks the fatal side effects.]
Crunch! Crack!
Along with the sensation of the mana inside my body becoming jumbled, an alien energy surged up and stained the sky black.
[When casting Thunder Dragon Descent on a target, deals damage equivalent to 777% of the striking Thunder Dragon.]
[The Black Dragon’s unique trait, ‘Alien Mana,’ pierces through all defense systems composed of mana.]
[Darkness ignores some defense.]
[Deeply concentrated mana temporarily paralyzes the target’s mana circuits.]
[Targets hit by Black Dragon’s Wrath cannot use skills or special options for 7 seconds.]
[Additionally, depending on the quality of the target’s mana circuit, mana cannot be used for 2 to 5 seconds.]
——-!!!
Black lightning struck from the sky, which had darkened as if paint had been poured over it.
[Warning! You are using the power of a being of overwhelming class without permission.]
[You may be caught by the Black Dragon.]
[Caution! Survival cannot be guaranteed if detected.]
The power of the Black Dragon, which had been virtually sealed away due to such a gruesome wording.
It has revealed itself once again.
——!!
Even looking at it again, its power is undeniable.
A heinous technique that uses lightning to ignore defense, burning the opponent to the brink of death.
It is truly an ability worthy of the name Dragon’s Wrath.
[Enhanced Abyssone’s Accessory Set Effect ‘Duration’ is active.]
[The duration of active effects is increased by 1.5 times.]
[The activation time of Black Dragon’s Wrath is increased, extending the hit time.]
[A certain amount of additional damage is applied.]
Even the power is inflated thanks to the accessory set effect.
Still, considering what that monstrous bastard has shown so far, I gripped my dagger tightly in case it didn’t work, but… …
Kwaaaaaa-!!!!
… … Seeing him spread his hands out to hold on and avoid being scorched by the lightning, it seemed fortunately working.
It even looks quite taut.
Unlike before, when they vanished before any attacks could even reach them, they appeared to be engaging in a proper power struggle.
This is because they have no choice but to endure using pure magic power due to the effect of ignoring defense systems.
I can’t even imagine how strong the Black Dragon’s main body is.
Considering that this was merely borrowing a fraction of the Black Dragon’s power, it could be considered incredible.
However, Dohyeon could not rest easy.
It was because I knew that the power struggle, which seemed evenly matched at first glance, was actually a scale that was tilted as much as it could be.
The ‘Severed Moon’ effect isn’t activating. You’re saying I can’t inflict a fatal wound even after doing all this?
To think that I’ve acquired an extraordinary-looking ability, yet haven’t been able to activate it even once.
At this rate, what is the use of a place of bitter rivalry and a counterattack?
[Warning! Severe damage detected in the mana circuit.]
[The mana circuit can no longer hold out.]
[If the mana circuit burns out, you will be unable to use mana for 24 hours.]
[Please be careful.]
To make matters worse, I can feel my mana circuits burning out and on the verge of snapping.
Although it is being suppressed by the Demon King’s mana circuit, the limit is 5 seconds at most.
‘… … Is the difference really this big?’
An overwhelming gap, enough to make one wonder if it is even appropriate to call them arch-rivals.
Suddenly, I see the faces of users passing by.
It is filled with despair and helplessness.
I also saw people who glanced at those who hadn’t run away, as if they couldn’t understand, and then left.
The ones visible here were the fallen and the fleeing. They were only those who had given up and accepted death.
but.
[Executing the first move of the Reverse Heaven Period, Beginning.]
Thump,
Dohyeon moved forward.
Even as his mana circuits were burning to ashes, he circulated the energy of Mount Tai throughout his entire body as if forcibly cramming it in.
He moved forward without fail.
Now that his feet are tied…
And now, as long as the mana circuit holds up.
This was the only opportunity.
I wonder how many steps I took, forcing my increasingly heavy body to move.
Soon, as soon as the guy was within range, all the energy was gathered.
[Uses the 2nd move of the Reverse Heaven Period, Pa.]
[The power of the 2nd Form, Break, increases due to the influence of the Fighting God.]
Dohyeon unleashed the energy he had been holding back.
It was truly a final blow where everything was poured out, but… …
Bang!
[The Black Dragon’s wrath has been neutralized.]
[Due to the repulsion, the side effects of the mana circuit become more severe.]
Damn it…!
Unfortunately, the captain, having finished the struggle at the same time, rushed straight toward Dohyeon.
A situation where closing the distance to keep it within the range of the 2nd move, Break, backfired.
If he charged straight ahead like that, considering his speed, he was certain to be cut off before he even had a chance to react.
Whoosh-
‘… … ? Avoided?’
However, contrary to expectations, the commander did not come in a straight line but took a detour.
Unlike before, when he erased other users’ attacks without a flinch, he dodged them by moving fast enough to be exactly out of range.
Of course, aside from the question,
Snap! Thump.
The speed was still so fast that it couldn’t even be captured by the naked eye, so it felt like it reached Dohyeon in the blink of an eye.
[Using Black Thunderclap… … .]
I tried using a movement skill reflexively, but… … .
As if I had expected it, a shadow fell across my vision, and I was thrown up and hit hard on the back of the head.
Kwaaaaang!!
[Warning! Your health is 2% or less.]
The guy grabbed my face and slammed it into the floor.
Judging by the fact that it stopped at exactly 2%, it was clear that the force was controlled to stop right before death.
[Movement is restricted as stamina is completely depleted.]
-master!
-Juguun!!!
-Liza! Lizariza!
I see the terrified Guardians rushing in frantically, covered in wounds after being swept up in the attack by the members.
Charlie, in particular, was in a situation where even a mere graze would kill him, yet he came swinging his sword frantically, which was utterly desperate.
Dohyeon would like to listen to those words too, but,
I can’t lift a finger.
Starting from the Guild War, the lion-mane villain called Dakan and the monster of the Black Clan.
Finally, even this monstrous bastard of a captain.
Fighting in a relay without rest, my stamina, which hadn’t hit rock bottom in a long time, was completely depleted.
The worst-case scenario where neither vitality nor stamina remains.
[Do you know? When all the fragments of destiny come together in one place, they merge into a single ‘destiny’.]
“……what?”
My mind went blank for a moment, but there was no time to rebut.
[All the pieces of destiny have gathered in one place.]
[The five Fragments of Destiny stored in your inventory react.]
[A single destiny is about to be created.]
[Danger! If you hand over the piece, you will fail the main quest.]
“Damn it.”
Just as he said.
The stored pieces really did flash, and were trying to leave the inventory on their own.
[This is the law of predetermined fate. It has nothing to do with your will. Take the piece… … I suppose this will be the last time with you. Do you have any final words?]
“F***ing game.”
[That’s rather crude for a last will. Is Sadara’s sentiment regarding death different?]
It probably doesn’t matter. We have no reason to see each other anymore.
As the guy who had said that pushed the fragments hovering in the air closer, the fragments in the inventory gradually began to merge into one.
Pieces of different shapes gather in one place and take on a form.
—!
Dohyeon sighed as he watched it take shape.
“… … Is it really over? Just like this, so meaninglessly?”
Even if I have to struggle for a few more years, I never expected an ending like this.
Whenever I am about to go blank in a situation that feels unreal, glittering fragments remind me.
Considering how far I’ve come.
It all ends like this the moment you claim the title of strongest player?
I can’t give up like this.
A tenacity bordering on venom forced my body, which felt as heavy as being covered in a wet cotton blanket, to move.
Squirm
“If it comes to this… I have my own thoughts, you know.”
[It is a meaningless struggle, successor.]
He was a guy who calmly dismissed it, but Dohyeon’s eyes were clearer than ever.
What was contained within was closer to determination and hope than to desperate struggle or lingering attachment…
God’s tears haven’t ended yet.
I’m not sure if this will really work… but it’s definitely worth taking a gamble on.
It is high risk, high return, but if this succeeds, it might be able to turn the situation around.
Above all, now was not the time to be picky about such things.
[… … It’s not nonsense.]
Did I feel a strange chill for some reason?
[I’m going to have to cut off their arms and legs first.]
Just as his eyes grew cold and a fierce energy gathered at his fingertips in an instant.
Dohyeon’s eyes widened.
Because the gamble paid off? Or because you were terrified by the vibe of that guy getting closer?
It wasn’t both.
Flash-!
The vast sky spread out behind the guy’s back.
The sky, which had been darkened by the energy of the Black Dragon, cleared up, and something flashed above the sky that was turning blue.
At that, Dohyeon stopped what he was about to activate and narrowed his eyes.
‘……person?’
At the same time as I grasped it, even if only in the form of a blurry silhouette,
[Here comes the troublemaker.]
The commander, who was about to sever Dohyeon’s arm, immediately withdrew his hand and turned around.
It was then that something collided.
BANG!!
The shock coming down from the palm of the commander who blocked the attack right above travels along the ground to Dohyeon.
Crack-!
A strange phenomenon unfolds where the sky splits apart with just a single exchange of blows.
A true clash of monstrous creatures.
[Stamina has recovered to 1%.]
[Movement restrictions are reduced.]
Dohyeon, who had stepped away from his seat in the meantime, raised his head.
Then it appeared.
Sseu.
A huge old man with muscles far surpassing Uncle Bora.
His upper body appeared to be torn, with only the pointed bottom remaining, and his entire body was glowing red, emitting a strange heat.
Scars covering the exposed upper body and white hair swept back like someone who had lived in the wild.
The commander, who had been taking in the features one by one, asked calmly as if finding it strange.
[You, who should be in the land of the Beastmen, why are you here?]
“…….”
[One of the seven stars that have reached the pinnacle of present humanity.]
A member of the Seven Strong and the strongest martial artist currently on the continent.
“Look, there’s even a guy who flew in the moment the promise was broken, so is there anything strange about me being here? If not me, who would stop you? More than anything…”
[… … .]
“Well, first of all, that guy is my disciple.”
King of Fists, Dran Gradit.
It was the moment he burst in.
